Can't copy ".zip" and other file types to and from SMB networked Volume

hey all,

I just wanted to see if anyone else was having problems copying or editing certain file types on SMB network volumes?

i can easily acces and rename/delete, copy, and re-arrange files on the network volume, but for some reason I cannot copy certain file types, or delete them.

Example: on my Leopard machine I can't copy a ".zip" file from the SMB mounted PC to the Leopard machine. also I can't delete the same file from the Leopard machine, though I can easily delete most other file types.

the error I am getting is not having significant privileges to do so, but I believe I could do this before no problem.

anyone have any ideas.

and again I have no problems completely controlling most file types over the network. I can easily send the same .zip file to the Leopard machine from the PC.

 

any ideas anyone?

 

My guess is permissions are messed up on that file.

Where was it originally created?(XP/Vista/OS X/Linux)
How big is it?
Are you sure the file is correct?(ie, not corrupted)

Also I would do a permissions check via Disk Utility. If it still wont open and you know it isn't corrupt open up terminal, find the file and type:

Code:

$ sudo chmod 0777 file.zip

 

yeah it is with any .zip file, I know the file is not corrupt, it may be network settings on the PC.

what is really annoying is that I can easily copy it from the PC to the Mac, just not the other way around, I will go ahea and repair permissions through disk utility.

 

Have you tried connecting to your samba folder from any other computer? It would probably be a good idea to try, that way you can localize which machine is causing the problem.

 

good idea, I will give that a try.